[Eric B]: Yo Rakim, what's up?[Rakim]: Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E., I'm trying to get paid in full[E]: Well, check this out, since Nobry Walters is our agency, right?[R]: True[E]: Kara Lewis is our agent[R]: Word up[E]: Zakia/4th & Broadway is our record company[R]: Indeed[E]: Okay, so who we rollin with?[R]: We rollin with Rush[E]: Of Rushtown Management. Check this out, since we talking over this def beat that I put together, I wanna hear some of them def rhymes, know what I'm sayin? And together, we can get paid in full...

[Rakim]Thinkin of a master plan'cause ain't nuthin but sweat inside my handSo I dig into my pocket, all my money is spentSo I dig deeper but still comin up with lintSo I start my mission- leave my residenceThinkin how could I get some dead presidentsI need money, I used to be a stick-up kidSo I think of all the devious things I didI used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funnyStop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the moneyBut now I learned to earn cos I'm righteousI feel great! so maybe I might justSearch for a 9 to 5, if I striveThen maybe I'll stay aliveSo I walk up the street whistlin thisFeelin out of place cos, man, do I missA pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape ofMe and Eric B, and a nice big plate ofFish, which is my favorite dishBut without no money it's still a wishCos I don't like to dream about gettin paidSo I dig into the books of the rhymes that I madeTo now test to see if I got pullHit the studio, cos I'm paid in full